Harbinger (Verb)
Meaning
Foreshadow or presage.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The dark and ominous clouds were a harbinger of the devastating storm that would soon hit the city.
- The company's declining sales figures were a harbinger of the financial troubles that lay ahead.
- The rising tensions between the two nations were a harbinger of the war that would eventually break out.
- Her struggles in school were a harbinger of the difficulties she would face in her future endeavors.
- The stock market's sudden downturn was a harbinger of the economic recession that was to come.